welcomed as you came in tonight by our Fire Chief 
Howard Bailey and Police Captain DW Smith they   served as our greeters it is uh March 19th 2024 
at 7 pm and this is the regular City Commission   meeting of the city of Ormond Beach I'd like 
to introduce the folks who are sitting up in   front of you to my right your left recording 
secretary Taylor Lochert City Clerk Susan Dauderis  Commissioner from Zone one Lori Tolland good 
evening everyone and welcome Commissioner from   zone two Travis Sargent good evening everyone 
to my left and your right uh Commissioner from   Zone 3 Susan Persis good evening ladies and 
gentlemen and welcome our Deputy Mayor and   zone four Commissioner Harold Briley good 
evening everyone our City Manager Joyce   Shanahan Assistant City Manager Claire Whitley 
City Attorney Randy Hayes and and way to the   left and way to your right uh we have police 
chief Jesse Godfrey and again our fire chief   Howard Bailey for those of you listening online 
I'm Mayor Bill Partington and at this time if   you would please silence your cell phones and uh 
rise for the invocation followed by the Pledge   of Allegiance the invocation tonight given by 
chaplain Sam Mercado from Advent Health thank   you let's let's bow our heads and pray Heavenly 
Father what a privilege to be able to gather here   tonight and to call upon you to say thank you 
for your mercy and protection as we have made   it to another spring father we thank you for 
watching over each of us and our city of Ormond  Beach tonight we also lift up to you our mayor 
and city leaders and thank you for watching over   the them and giving them wisdom and guidance 
in handling the business and concerns of our   city and its people bless this meeting tonight 
and guide the decisions that will be made in   your holy name we pray amen amen. I Pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the   Republic for which it stands one nation under 
God indivisible with liberty and justice for all thank you all right this time uh it's a special time in 
our meeting where we recognize individuals and   events that are happening and I'd like to 
ask Debbie Kruck Forester to come [Music] forward Debbie does amazing things in our 
community and she doesn't get nearly enough   recognition uh for all she does she doesn't 
ask for it either she's very humble uh but   I'm proud on behalf of the entire commission to 
present her with this Proclamation and Debbie   I'll ask you to to hold that while I read it give 
folks just a little glimpse into some of what you   Debbie Forester the founder and Commander 
of Ormond strong has has dedicated her life   to serving and supporting the military veterans 
First Responders and their families through her   organization she has bridged the gap between 
the community and those who serve enriching   the lives of American heroes and whereas 
in 2015 Debbie established Ormond strong   when her husband and 200 of his comrades were 
deployed for a one-year mission in Afghanistan   this deployment served as the Catalyst for 
her dedication supporting deployed soldiers   First Responders and their families to raise 
awareness and gather Community Support she   took the initiative to organize a daily vigil 
consisting of a 2.6 mile morning walk over the   Granada Bridge these walks have continued 
every single day for nine years symbolizing   the enduring support and appreciation for those 
who serve and whereas after the safe return of   the deployed soldier in 2016 Ormond strong 
redirected its mission towards assisting   veterans First Responders and their families 
during their transition back to civilian life   war and strong implemented various programs and 
services to address the crucial needs involving   job placement and mental health support the 
organization also collaborates with the Jerry   doer Food Bank addressing the needs of homeless 
veterans by ensuring access to basic necessities   like food and whereas one of the notable 
achievements of or and strong securing 20   years worth of rent for the Veterans Museum 
and education center this achievement stands   as a testament to the commitment to honoring 
the sacrifices made by servicemen and women as   well as preserving their stories and Legacy 
for future generations and whereas Debbie's   selflessness and unwavering dedication has left 
a mark on the lives of those she serves Ormond   Beach is fortunate to have such an extraordinary 
individual leading the charge in supporting our   American Heroes and their families now therefore 
based on all of that I Bill Partington uh on   behalf of the entire Ormond Beach City commission 
do hereby Proclaim March 19th 2024 as a day to   recognize and celebrate Debbie krook Forester in 
Ormond Beach and urge all residents to show their   gratitude and appreciation for her commitment to 
those who have served our nation congratulations St [Applause] we're going to get a picture but before I do   that I want to uh present Debbie 
with the key to the city all she does I can't think of uh a more deserving 
person and so it's an honor to present this to you thank you Chief congratulations conratulations congratulations 
congratulations de congratulations well deserved I proud thank you you're all my 
heroes and if it wasn't for our military   veterans our First Responders that put their 
lives on the line for us every day and some   are both um we wouldn't be able to do what 
we do and we'll be here till the end for   you there's there is no end but anybody any um 
community that forgets their First Responders   and their military veterans will itself 
be forgotten and Ormond Beach will never   forget their military veterans First Responders 
I promise you take care thank you war and strong out all right next we have a 
couple special recognitions   we'll start with uh Sergeant John Dovine Sergeant do you want to bring your family 
up or perfect whoever you want to come   up come up this doesn't happen very 
often okay that's fine oh what am I doing that yours sir here we go it's an 
honor to present Sergeant Dovine with this   uh Proclamation and I'm going to read 
it so you can see what he did to earn this whereas Sergeant John Dovine a veteran 
of the United States Navy began his career   with the Ormond Beach Police Department on May 
21st 2012 while serving in the Navy Sergeant   Dovine successfully obtained an associate of Arts 
degree in criminal justice technology from St   John's River State College and whereas Sergeant 
Dovine recently graduated from the University of   Louisville Southern Police institute's 94th 
command officer development course held in   Clearmont Florida this five month intensive program 
comprising of two week intervals focuses on the   development of leadership and professional 
skills and whereas Sergeant Dovine brings a   broad range of Life Experiences from his military 
service and 12 years of law enforcement his roles   have included patrol officer field training 
officer Corporal and Sergeant he has served   with the Outreach dare unit where he consistently 
maintained positive relationships with the Youth   of the community and he has provided Services 
as a certified crime prevention practitioner   and whereas Sergeant Dovine was an inaugural 
founding member of the Ormond Beach Special   Response Team and currently serves as the 
criminal investigations unit supervisor   Sergeant Dovine has demonstrated his dedication 
to the law enforcement profession being away from   home and family to enhance his knowledge skills 
and abilities his exceptional work ethic and   unwavering commitment to duty makes him an 
accomplished invaluable member of the Ormond   Beach police department the city and our entire 
Community now for therefore based on all that   I Bill Partington on behalf of the Ormond Beach 
City Commission do hereby Proclaim today March   19th 2024 as a day to recognize sergeant 
Dovine and urge our residents to join and   commending Sergeant for his accomplishments and 
unwavering service to our city congratulations [Applause] [Laughter] sir congratulations congratulations thank [Laughter] 
you all right last but not least Sergeant Jay Brennan all right where Sergeant Jay Brennan began his 
career with the Ormond Beach Police Department   on September 23rd 2003 and successfully 
achieved an associate of science degree   in criminal justice technology from Daytona 
State College on May 10th 2019 whereas Sergeant   Brennan recently graduated from the University 
of Louisville Southern Police institute's 94th   command officer development course held in 
Clearmont Florida this five-month intensive   program comprising of two week intervals 
focuses on the development of leadership   and professional skills whereas Sergeant Brennan 
brings a wealth of experience from his 20-year   tenure with the Ormond Beach Police Department his 
background includes roles as patrol officer   field training officer Corporal and Sergeant 
serving with the Outreach dare unit which he   consistently maintained positive relationships 
with the Youth of the community and serving as   a certified crime prevention practitioner and 
whereas being the senior supervisor of Patrol   shift Alpha Sergeant Brennan leads his Squadron 
with pride and dedication he also serves as a   defensive tactics instructor sharing his expertise 
with fellow officers ERS and civilians and whereas   Sergeant Brennan has demonstrated his dedication 
to the law enforcement profession being away from   home and family to enhance his knowledge 
skills and abilities his exceptional work   ethic and unwavering commitment to duty make him 
an accomplished invaluable member of the police   department City and Community now therefore based 
on all of that I Bill Partington on behalf of the   entire Commission of the city of Ormond Beach 
Florida do hereby Proclaim today March 19th   2024 as a day to recognize Sergeant Jay Brennan 
in the city of Ormond Beach and urge all residents   to join in commending him for his accomplishments 
and unwavering service to our city congratulations [Applause] congratulations congratulations all right at this time we will 
uh move to audience remarks I   have one card this evening for audience 
remarks from Jeff Bole where's Jeff oh there Jeff Bole 614 North Halifax Drive uh I've 
been the ARP president of the Ormond chapter   since 2017 and in that role it was my privilege 
and honor to invite Sioban Daily on Valentine's   Day to our Wednesday meeting uh we meet the second 
Wednesday of the month at the Unitarian Church uh   she was a delight as she was in all the years 
I worked with her uh putting on baseball card   shows in the casements last Wednesday we were 
privileged to have Robert Carol was our speaker   and he was amazing and I have to say after 
witnessing his talk and learning about what he   does if he ever leaves us we're going to need 
three people to replace him um and by the way   in June we're going to have Becky Parker also as 
our speaker and we're looking forward to that uh   it occurred to me that these employees approached 
their work with with great uh joyful confidence uh   they take ownership of the city their interactions 
with our citizens are super positive and then it   occurred to me that all our employees do that all 
the interactions are positive maybe some of the   interactions may be negative but the employees 
are always positive and cheerful and uh caring   and I think that uh we know that in institutions 
government schools the the people that that work   in the trenches tend to take on the character and 
style of the leaders so for that reason I also   want to thank tonight the mayor and the commission 
all the people on the Joyce Shanahan your   style and the character of your leadership has 
spills over to your staff uh and I want to thank   all the people who ser Serve and Protect US 
we're really blessed um this city is blessed   because we have great aesthetic and material 
assets with worldclass residential communities   but I've always felt that aside from that beauty 
our greatest asset is our people thank you thank [Applause] you commission uh the minutes have been sent for 
review also posted to the city's website any   additions deletions or corrections to approval 
second hearing none and having a proper motion   and second uh all those in favor say I I 
opposed like sign and we'll show those passing unanimously the following item is a 
community redevelopment item and the   City Commission in Ormond Beach serves as the 
community redevelopment agency of the city   and must review these items and make a 
recommendation as the CRA therefore at   this time we will recess the meeting and call 
the CRA meeting to order uh as chairman of the   CRA I will open the public hearing and ask our 
secretary to read 7A by title  RESOLUTION NO. 2024-37: A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COMMISSION, INDIVIDUALLY AND ACTING AS THE COMMUNITY REDEVELOPMENT AGENCY FOR THE CENTRAL BUSINESS DISTRICT AND ADJACENT AREAS, AUTHORIZING THE EXECUTION OF A FIRST AMENDMENT TO SERVICE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE CITY/AGENCY AND ORMOND MAIN STREET, INC.; AND SETTING FORTH AN EFFECTIVE DATE. read by title only thank you 
I don't have any cards and uh let me look here   just didn't know if there was any discussion 
Commissioners I move approval of resolution   number 2024-37 second moved and seconded all 
those in favor please say I I oppose like sign   we'll show that passing unanimously close the 
public hearings reconvene the city commission   meeting and we are now on the consent agenda Mr 
Mayor yes um uh may I uh request that item 89 be   uh removed from the consent agenda to be discussed 
separately absolutely uh 8 you said 89 oh8 N8 no problem anyone else wish to pull N is a 
Nancy n is in Nancy and anyone else wish   to pull any other consent agenda items 
just need a motion move approval absent   uh in second who been seconded please 
call the vote Commissioner Sargent   yes Commissioner Persis yes Commissioner 
Briley yes Commissioner Tolland yes mayor   Partington yes 8 n disposition item 
titled requests for proposal agent of record thank you Mr Mayor may I speak on that 
please do um I think staff should have provided   um two options for this particular particular 
request there are two primary ways to um solicit   Property and Casualty Insurance one is to request 
for an agent of record the the pros of that is it   provides technical knowledge of a broker who bids 
on insurance but the negative is it may limit the   number of responses we receive the second one is 
a RFP for insurance coverages the pros of that are   that we get a greater number of proposals which 
usually equals a cost savings and the con is that   the staff doesn't have the same they may not have 
the same expertise as a broker that being said it   would be staff's recommendation to move for an RFP 
for insurance coverage rather than an a uh agent   or broker of record so that's what we would ask 
you to consider tonight okay I'm happy to answer   any questions and Kelly's here if you have any 
additional questions commission any questions   uh Commissioner Sargent um I think this is the right 
time to do it um Randy you can correct me if I'm   wrong but I will be Abstaining from this as I uh 
work for an insurance company and I think now is   the appropriate time um to remove myself from 
it from this point going forward thank you Mr Mayor all right Randy did you want to speak on 
that or no sir okay Commissioner Tolland commissioner   to yes thank you and I too would like to disclose 
that my son works for a company that could po   potentially submit a proposal to the RFP and that 
I will be abstaining from voting as well on this   matter I did speak with our City attorney I did 
speak to the um Ethics Committee with the state   of Florida and um based on this particular matter 
um it's not likely that this is prohibited voting   conflict right now but I will be abstaining just 
to avoid the appearance of a conflict thank you   and M Mr Mayor may I add one more thing yes 
um staff will be utilizing the services of a   consultant to help us with this process as our 
risk manager is retiring and will not be able   to assist us in that process okay Commissioner 
Persis and I just um agree with the City Manager   I think this is a great idea that we do this so 
thank you for for pulling that thank you uh so   the motion is to uh continue in and come back with 
a RFP process recommendation we um just like we   normally do we would prepare the RFP uh put it 
on the agenda you will review that RFP anybody   in the public can comment on the RFP and if there 
aren't any changes then we would release that RFP   but we'll send you um an advanced copy of all of 
that okay commission uh what's left the commission   is there any any Mayor I'll make that motion Deputy 
Mayor second okay thank you me a minute any other   discussion uh please call the vote Commissioner 
Persis yes Commissioner Briley yes Mayor Partington   yes I'm not sure about the process exactly I 
think they so you can call uh on the other two   Commissioners and then they can just abstain for 
the record Commissioner Tolland abstain Commissioner   Sargent abstain perfect thank you for that uh are 
there any Commissioners at this time who wish to   comment on any consent agenda items Commissioner 
Tolland and then Commissioner Persis I have always   a lot to say um 8A Main Street it was an easy ask 
just want to say I appreciate all that you all do   and I think this is a no-brainer and I'm glad that 
just flew through also to our firefighters items   8 b c d and e all relate to you I hope you feel 
that um this commission does support you in all   that you do and we're very appreciative of you 
as well um let's see uh 8m so it seems like um   this project started in 2009 with some flooding 
and it's now 2024 and the bids have gone out it   has had a process I'm just pointing out that we 
do work really slow and I'm really glad that we're   doing something I think it was related to getting 
grant funding for that project I gotcha I Gotcha um   and that is it thank you thank you Commissioner 
Commissioner Persis yes I too just first of all I   want to thank our um firefighters that are here in 
the room um hoping we we're going to vote for this   and yes that is what I think we all want to do up 
on this is that we support you we appreciate you   and we're going to give you the materials that 
you need to do your job to protect our citizens   so thank you for all that you do for us thank 
you and if there's no other comments we'll go   on to reports suggestions and requests tonight 
we start with City Manager Joyce Shanahan uh   thank you Mr Mayor uh first of all I wanted to 
give you an update on um the fire that we had at   the PAC um most of the affected drywall has been 
removed and um to improve drying some carpet has   been removed to allow proper drying of concrete 
Asbestos and Lead um test came back clean most of   the four storage Bays under the stage that's where 
some of our um uh groups store their material   has been cleared and stored for the remainder of 
the drying process Paul Davis uh restoration has   been hard at work with fans dehumidifiers air 
scrubbers and generators and they're working   around the clock to get the facility dried out um 
we had uh we had a backflow a fire line backflow   prevention inspection report came back clean 
staff met with bowar construction on site to   determine what supplies can be ordered now to keep 
the renovation process moving in a timely manner   fire inspectors are working to determine the root 
cause of the fire which will take approximately   3 to four weeks the insurance company has put on 
notice the possible intent to pursue damages from   economy electric the suppliers of the affected 
equipment and the fire panel monitoring company   Village key so that's all the updates I have at 
this time if you have any questions please let me   know thank you uh Joyce any questions Commission 
on that thank you um just a couple other updates   uh regarding um meetings in general April 2nd is 
a regular commission meeting April 16th is the   Tomoka Oaks commission meeting I mean commission 
meeting it's going to be held here in commission   Chambers staff has been working uh to coordinate 
uh using room 103 and the training room as well as   the um overflow Atrium uh for overflows uh we 
will have screens available in 103 and uh the   training room so they can see what's going on um 
skip who does all of our uh televising of things   and he will be here to televise the commission 
 meeting which will be streamed to YouTube   and um residents at home and in the other rooms 
will be able to see that we will um section off   uh this my right side of the uh Chambers um for 
those uh queuing up to speak so we can do that   uh we're considering um numbering our comment 
cards so we can make sure people are lined up   to speak in so it goes in an orderly fashion so 
we're working um ahead to make sure that uh flows   through smoothly um engineering has completed 
the Arbor Drive drainage project this week the   focus of this project is the alleviation of 
historic flooding on the roadway and included the   instant installation of five new drainage inlets 
and the replacement of 550 ft of undersized piping   engineering and their contractor were assisted 
in this project by water distribution who handled   relocation of Utilities in the area storm water 
who provided assistance during construction and   inspection of new systems this is one of the 
many projects that um were identified back in   the in the no-name storm of 2009 um a lot of 
these projects take a while to get St John's   funding and other grant funding Hazard mitigation 
grant funding is often available and sometimes we   have to wait for that fot has completed the South 
Atlantic um pedestrian safety improvements project   and so we're really pleased to see how those 
have turn out um Business Park Drive um is uh we   approved that tonight is that correct so we'll be 
starting on that project and then let's see come   couple of um Leisure Services uh rock your socks 
party at the Nova Rec Center Once Upon A Story   Time very very popular tickets are free but you 
have to uh register ahead um Siobhan Daily someone   spoke of her tonight she does a great job um thank 
you Mr Bole for mentioning her um she really does   um an outstanding job for the city and that's a 
hugely popular program movies on the Halifax on   April 5th will be the princess and the Frog and 
I'm happy to answer any other questions that you   might have of me tonight any questions for the 
City Manager thank you thank you Mayor. Assistant   City Manager Claire Whitley just wanted to make sure 
every was aware the workshop schedule needs to be   modified due to the Tomoka Oaks rescheduling and 
thank you for your flexibility on that so we have   the three Workshops the series of three it'll 
be April 2nd and May 7th which you should have   on your calendars and then we've added the date of 
May 21st so if there's no conflicts we'll proceed   with those three dates and can you explain which 
each one's going to be sure the April 2nd is CIP   updates that'll include Cassen Park as well as a 
brief discussion on the overnight docking um   Andy Romano Park update and then a couple 
miscellaneous project updates May 7th will   be strategic plan initiatives so we'll discuss 
the new police department and EOC west of town   and the use of 56 North Beach Street okay and then 
May 21st will also be a strategic plan initiatives   that'll include the upgrade to City commission 
Chambers technology and the land use study for   Riverbend okay thank you no conflicts is that good 
we'll confirm those okay and then I just want to   thank all of our residents for their flexibility 
and understanding with rescheduling Tomoka Oaks   as well thank you thank you I might back we uh 
have repaired a set of stairs at Andy Romano   beachfront Park those are the ones uh adjacent 
to the splash pad so those should be I don't see   Robert but they should be uh open this week so in 
time for the Big Spring Break um so uh we'll wait   on those other repairs because they coincide with 
the uh sea wall replacement but at least we have   a set of stairs that go down there so thank you 
very much thank you thank you and City Manager   City Attorney Randy Hayes nothing this evening 
thank you thank you Randy and tonight we start   with Deputy Mayor Briley thank you Mr Mayor um 
first off I guess I just just want to say Robert   I'm so sorry this you know PAC seems like we take 
10 steps forward and 20 steps backwards but uh it   it is a beautiful facility it was a great it's 
been a great renovation I know when we get back   when we get it back it'll be better than when 
it was what it was when it was redone so um so   that was unfortunate um I did attend the uh and I 
think the rest of the commission attended the team   Volusia meeting uh the economic team Volusia 
Economic Development Committee and uh a lot of   great information there I want to congratulate our 
city manager Joyce Shanahan for being reappointed or   back on the board of directors I guess is treasure 
is that correct as Treasure of Team Volusia that's right   that's right and our outgoing chairman of Phil 
Maroney and the incoming chairman uh Sans Laster um   also want to congratulate Debbie Kruck Forester she 
does the Ormond strong and she's just a phenomenal   person does a great job with that also want to 
congratulate our two uh s Sergeant Dovine and   Sergeant Brennan for their accomplishments and 
everything they do for the city um one question   I did want to ask and maybe Sean I don't know if 
you've heard anything sometime back I think we   were going to talk to Volusia County about possibly 
investigating putting a traffic signal at the Aberdeen   subdivision where that new subdivision lines 
up across the street if nothing else I think   what we could do is we could possibly if if if 
everyone else is good with it those folks have   been wanting a traffic signal for quite some 
some time the problem the county had at the   time was there was never a lot of traffic but 
now since that subdivision has been constructed   across the street their driveways line up so it 
may at this point warrant a traffic signal plus   I'm thinking with the amount of children that will 
live in those subdivisions on the I guess it's the   east side of Clyde Morris that would give them 
a Crossing to get over to Henson Middle School   give them a signalized crosswalk so that would 
certainly be beneficial for the folks out there   on Clyde and for the folks that live in Aberdeen and 
and I remember we talked about this previously and   it was that same justification that it was prior 
to those dead subdivision that kind of straddles   the the line with Dayona Beach what I think that 
the best way we can do this is take this to the   um tra Traffic Safety team okay um where we've 
got representatives from cities um Volusia County   attends do attends since it's a county roadway 
um let's start with that what they what that will   kind of initiate them to do is do a a warrant 
for a sign warrant and I think that that that   should be a good kickart and I think that they can 
justify it since it's been a while since you took   a look at it last time so we will get with that 
and I'll follow up with um with with County Public   Works and and and traffic engineering so thank you 
sir um especially I think you one thing we we we   certainly highlight there is the the potential 
for The Pedestrian safety with the kids crossing   from those subdivisions across Clyde war is to get 
down to it's it's a long way from Strickland Road   to Strickland range up to hand Avenue without any 
other good opportunity so um both you know both for   pedestrians trying to make the crossing people in 
some of those coming out of those doctor's offices   that are along there you have to go up to Aberdeen to 
make the U-turn to head southbound so I think that   there's a lot of things that that people would 
that that taking a look at a signal warrant that   would come into play with this one so I think I 
think it's a great suggestion and I think timing   is right thanks you sir problem and uh lastly I 
just want to I would like to um thank Jeff Bole   for his comments this evening regarding our city 
employees our city staff and our residents um I   truly believe that we are blessed in Ormond Beach 
to have you know residents who are engaged and   a city staff that I think is second to none 
and I think their positive uh I think their   positive attitudes come from uh the leadership 
from from Joyce and her staff so i' just like to   thank him for for his comments Mr Mayor that's all 
thank you thank you deputy mayor uh Commissioner Tolland all right um you stop looking at my notes um so team Volusia we 
did attend and Harold you did a nice recap on   that and I did too want to just congratulate um 
Miss Shanahan for her service to team   Volusia it's really nice when you go to events that 
is recognized in the county and all over and and   you just only hear such good words about your 
city manager so and and she does a lot of work   not only for us but for other organizations so 
congratulations for being acknowledged and all   your hard work um The Garden Club of Halifax 
Country hosted another successful educational   day at Badner Park a few weeks ago they invited 
a Brownie troop and they educated the um the   brownies on um native plants native plants and 
all the um pollinators so it is a park that's   being used and um I'm very appreciative that 
that park is there um we do I do want to report   a little bit on the national league of cities 
that we attended um so it is a few days of lots   of meetings and General Sessions but you have 
the opportunity to take what they call Deep dive   sessions and my heart has always been with mental 
health drug use homelessness those type of issues   so I did spend a little extra time listening to 
those and um you know you try to bring back some   nuggets that you can bring back to the city to 
use within the city um one Deep dive session that   a few of us attended was the aviation Deep dive 
and I just wanted to share that you know one of   the topics was the use of drones and how um drones 
are now being used for delivery of products   surveillance property um emergency response um so 
it seems to be something that maybe as a city we   may want to be a little more proactive and if we 
don't have any ordinances already in place we may   want to look at that because they probably will 
eventually want to come to our city if they're   not here yet I do know like Amazon and some other 
large big box stores are using them to um drop off   products even even though we're a small town I 
think we need to be ready and proactive um the   other thing I learned um at another session was 
you know there's a lot availability of Grants and   monies and the one that perked my attention was 
there was a lot of police grants available um and   they're available for funding the police with 
Recruitment and Retention and I don't know if   that's something as a staff that we could take 
a look at I know that Federal money trickles   to the state and then to the local local level 
I don't know how available it is or or any of   the particulars but if we could at least look at 
it maybe we can pay for a recruitment agency or   even a recruitment position because I know we're 
struggling with getting police at this point um I   want to make a couple announcements the Celtic 
Celtic Festival is April 20th to 21st correct   and the Jewish Heritage Festival is April 6th and 
7th um I do want to thank again uh thank Jeff Bole   for those very sweet comments it's nice to hear 
good things um especially when you're sitting up   here and it's very appreciative and I do want to 
publicly um congratulate Debbie Kruck she is the   most dedicated person I know to Veterans and I'm 
sure you all have seen her carry that flag across   the bridge every morning whether it's raining cold 
hot and she's got her her Army that goes with her   and congratulations to Sergeant Dovine and Sergeant 
Jay Brennan for their leadership and service to the   community and good night thank you Commissioner 
Tolland Commissioner Sargent thank you Mr Mayor um I   think between Deputy Mayor Briley and you you summed 
it up um last night I attended the school board   held their community meeting at Osceola and I got 
tell you I went into it with an open mind hoping   that it was going to be very positive it was one 
of the most hostile unorganized um meetings I   think I've ever attended the the COO she didn't 
even know the three classifications of offenses   that these students um Fallen to to to be placed 
at Riverview which I just find absolutely absurd   um they tried to put the blame back onto the city 
commission and I think all of y'all should feel   very um upset at this and thankfully our city 
manager stood up and let them know that it was   not us that it's Schoolboard property and it is 
their responsibility and it's very unfortunate   that we have to defend ourselves to our residents 
because they want to put this back onto us and   and pass the pass the buck because because they 
have failed us um in their decisions since August   of 2021 when it was supposed to be a K5 to K8 
decision and they made a motion to to to uh   relocate it to Ortona um so now we're defending 
I had to defend myself to 10 residents last night   because they said well how did you know about this 
we didn't know anything about it it was completed   the school board and they failed us um uh they 
also told one of my residents that's been fighting   to have the AC units turned off for two years the 
lady has been sleeping in her living room for two   years because it's so noisy they told her just 
hang on for a few more months they're going to be   moved you're going to tell a resident to wait till 
summertime I mean where is the I'm just absolutely   flabbergasted at the way they treat our residents 
it's it's absurd um Mr Mayor I think that um I'd   like to make a motion to have staff bring back 
all of um all of our contracts whatever we have   to deal with the the school board for us to maybe 
have a workshop and review whether it's um I know   we share responsibilities with uh Osceola cleaning 
up part of it part of it at um Ormond Beach Middle   School these are I think we need to find a way 
to get out of these the School Board needs to   be responsible for maintaining these properties 
not the residents of Ormond Beach um they are not   as I said they are not a good partner with the 
City of Ormond um and I would like to thank City   Manager um Miss Shanahan for standing up for 
all of us Commissioners um and you know if if   Miss Shanahan stands up for something you know it's 
pretty bad because she does not like to stand up   for anything and when I saw her hand go up when 
I saw her hand go up last night I saw the Chief   and Captain Roos look at each other like oh no 
no so thank you um also would like to thank the   officers for their um their accomplishments um 
receiving those and also to their families you   know I think we often forget that Behind These 
First Responders are their spouses and kids that   have to sacrifice um so thank you to them as well 
um where else I'm sorry I'm just very frustrated   Mr Mayor and Mr Boyle I guess I'll be the third one 
to say thank you um we do have the best employees   with that Mr Mayor have a good night thank you 
Commissioner Sargent uh Commissioner Persis   thank you mayor good evening everyone um all my 
all the commissioners before me have said almost   everything I wanted to say but I I am going to 
have I am going to repeat a few things that are   meaningful to me um I want to thank Jeff Boyle for 
your kind words we don't always get those and um   they are very much appreciated and we appreciate 
it in our hearts too um I also Debbie Kruck Forester   Sergeant John Dovine and Sergeant Jay Brennan 
um I've known Sergeant Brennan I don't know so   long I think 24 years or something or or 20 I 
think 20 um 03 is when I think I first met him   right when he started and he was just a hit with 
the kids way back then he's just a wonderful man   as all the other two are so we're so lucky to 
have citizens like this in our city and that we   recognize them and bring attention to them is so 
important so that that's very meaningful to me uh   I also want to um talk a little bit about the uh 
National League of cities conference that we went   to um we went to regular sessions we went to Deep 
dive sessions we really spent a couple of days you   know all day long in sessions and they were very 
good um I attended did I'm on the national um I   guess I'm on I'm on the energy and environment 
and natural resources committee and what they   basically talked about was um um improving Waste 
Management they prioritize things for every   state in the United States and and some of these 
things that they prioritized were improving waste   management and recycling um Municipal liability 
protection for PFAS and in legislation and   that would protect cities that did not cause or 
contribute to PFAS which is contamination in   community so I thought those were some good things 
that they're focusing on and then we had the um   we got to meet with Congressman Waltz briefly 
we talked to his aids and that was just a nice   meeting we got our picture with him and shared 
some of our our concerns that we wanted to um   improve upon in our city but we did talk about I 
was so happy that we got to talk about um the uh   fuel farm and how we were so against that that was 
kind of our we couldn't wait we saved it for last   we couldn't wait to talk to him about that and um 
and so I think that they listened and understand   our deep deep concerns for our citizens here so 
hopefully that's going to go away and with that   that's all I have tonight I hope everyone has 
a wonderful evening thank you commissioner and uh I wanted to give some credit to Chief 
Godfrey uh he encourages education throughout   the department educational opportunities I 
think it's awesome that uh Sergeant Dovine and   Sergeant Brennan took advantage of that uh but 
the leadership with that starts at the top and   uh it is fantastic not only for for the police 
department but for the entire city that we have   officers who are willing to uh take that time 
away from their families and Achieve those extra   designations and so we really truly do appreciate 
that uh commission thank you all for going to the   uh National League of cities they're always uh 
Cutting Edge which Ormond Beach generally is uh   with ideas and thoughts on best practices and 
so when you expose yourself to that and bring   it back uh it just keeps us keeps us at the 
Forefront so thank you for taking that time   away from your families as well uh touching on 
the homeless I know we're getting ready to have   a workshop based on the unanimous direction of 
the commission to request that uh but I saw in   the paper today the news journal that New Smyrna 
has a plan for the homeless issue so DeLand now   has come out with their plan uh Daytona Beach 
I think a couple weeks ago came out with their   plan New Smyrna has a plan that involves a couple 
extra positions and I want to make sure that we   have our Workshop in time if we decide to pursue 
that option I'm sure that's one of the options   that the staff is going to bring back to us and 
we need additional positions or equipment to make   that happen that we have the opportunity to to get 
that in the budget and then the governor I believe   is going to sign the anti- camping ordinance soon 
as well which should bolster all of our efforts I   hope but uh just wanted to point that out if you 
haven't seen it please look it up Joyce I don't   know if we can provide that to everybody um but 
and then Commissioner Sargent you're all choked   up about the Osceola issue which is understandable 
uh I wondered if maybe before the workshop if   we could just ask staff to put together a report 
with all of the agreements that we have with the   school board and what schools they apply to and 
what they cover and how much they cost and then   decide where to go from there maybe we do need 
a workshop but before we do that if we could   just get the information so we know what we're 
starting with commission does anybody have an   issue kind of starting out that way okay so that 
looks un anous thank you Joyce um and yeah I was   disappointed to hear the result of that meeting 
as well commissioner I could see why it would   be upsetting uh you know School Board is a 
billion dollar organization uh that meeting   could have gone so well uh just I'm sorry you 
know Mia Copa we didn't do this right and you   deserve better as our taxpayers if they had 
started with that kind of attitude I think uh   residents would have been a lot more receptive 
to the information that was being provided to   them and then if they indicated you know and 
listened to What the residents concerns are   uh from what I've heard the concerns are that 
these students are going to break out into the   neighborhood and cause problems so uh maybe the 
school board could have said look we hear you   uh we're going to provide extra fencing enhanced 
fencing and screening uh we're going to provide   extra security throughout the school expensive 
cameras so that everything is is documented and   controlled uh normally we have one office at our 
school we're going to provide two or three to   make sure that if there's an incident people can 
respond immediately uh and then they could have   brought uh residents who live around the current 
school who could testify as to what it's been   like and I mention that because when I was doing 
the interviews on the lack of communication with   the school board with the uh television stations 
one of the cameramen mentioned you know what's   the problem I've lived next to that school for 27 
years and I've never had a problem and I thought   well that's something that people should hear so 
they can factor that into their decision making   but uh regrettably the uh meeting did not go that 
way last night and I'm sorry to hear that uh hope   I don't know how they rebound from that but I 
will say the leadership starts at the top and   I was really shocked that the superintendent was 
not there last night I mean I can't believe that   uh so uh I've asked the City Manager to set 
up a meeting with the superintendent to try   to work on this issue that's all I know that I 
can do perhaps the city uh superintendent should   come here and apologize to everybody for such 
a hot mess of a handling of this issue um um   but something needs to happen and it's really 
not a good situation I think relationship with   the school board is at an all-time low based on 
that um so we'll see where we go from there but   anyway hate to end on a kind of a sour note but 
commissioner I hope that addresses some of your   concerns I know we can't fix the whole thing 
but uh with that we'll be adjourned thank you all